Reconstruction
Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction were sometimes called this.
Carpetbaggers
To make Native Americans adopt white culture was to make them do this.
Assimilate
The growth of factories, machines, and big business was called this.
Industrialization
This was the entry point for millions of immigrants in New York Harbor.
Ellis Island
This amendment gave the U.S. control over Cuba’s foreign affairs after the war.
Platt Amendment
This belief in strong loyalty and pride toward one’s nation increased tensions in Europe and contributed to the outbreak of WWI.
Nationalism
This group used violence to stop African Americans from voting and having rights.
KKK
Native Americans were forced onto these lands set aside by the government.
Reservations
A group of workers joining together to fight for better pay and conditions.
Union
Journalists who exposed corruption and social problems were called this.
Muckrakers
When a stronger country takes over weaker lands for power or resources.
Imperialism
This British passenger ship was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, killing 128 Americans and pushing the U.S. closer to war.
Lusitania
This amendment said you can’t deny someone the right to vote because of race.
15th Amendment
The belief that the U.S. should expand west across the continent.
Manifest Destiny
Rich and powerful businessmen who were seen as greedy and unfair.
Robber Barons
The belief that immigrants were a threat and natives should come first.
Nativism
In 1898, the U.S. fought and won this war against Spain.
Spanish-American War
This secret message from Germany to Mexico promised U.S. land if Mexico joined the war against the U.S.
Zimmermann Telegram
This was the period after the Civil War when the U.S. tried to rebuild the South.
Reconstruction
These animals were slaughtered in huge numbers, hurting Native American life.
Bison or Buffalo
When one company controls an entire industry, it’s called this.
Monopoly
Crowded apartment buildings where many immigrants lived.
Tenements
A country controlled and protected by another country is called this.
Protectorate
This “-ism” was one of the MAIN causes of WWI and meant building up strong armies and navies.
Militarism
This amendment gave citizenship and equal protection under the law.
14th Amendment
This 1882 law was the first U.S. law to ban immigration from a specific group, targeting workers from this country.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
This invention lit up homes and streets and changed daily life.
Electricity
The movement to improve society through reforms was called this.
Progressivism
Extreme nationalism that encouraged aggressive foreign policy.
Jingoism
This international peace-keeping group was proposed by President Wilson after WWI, but the U.S. never joined.
League of Nations